You need good well drained soil that is high in organic matter. My recipe is 30% perlite 30% peat and 40% compost. In addition you will want to start a fertilization program. You will want to fertilize them with something like 20-20-20 once every week. I'm sure other members have better soil recipes that they will share, but this is the one I use.

This is my first year growing bananas but from what I've read they like rich, well drained soil, lots of ferts and water during the growing season.

I ammended my mostly sandy soil with some peat moss, finely shredded leaves, homemade compost, alfalfa meal (fertilizer), and some Soil Moist crystals.

After planting, I covered the bed with 3" of hardwood mulch.

I plan on adding more ferts as the growing season progresses.

Regards,

Rokal

Thanks so much for your help! I hope to get my babies planted out this week.